Type:
Instructor Manual and Test Bank
Resource:
Film A Critical Introduction
Edition:
3rd Edition
Author(s):
Maria T. Pramaggiore Tom Wallis
Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for
Pramaggiore/Wallis
Film: A Critical Introduction Third Edition
prepared by
William Christy Ohio University-Zanesville
Maria T. Pramaggiore North Carolina State University
Tom Wallis North Carolina State University
Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................ ii Sample Syllabi .............................................................................................................................. iii Sample Course Schedule 1 ...................................................................................................... vi Sample Course Schedule 2 .................................................................................................... viii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 2: AN APPROACH TO FILM ANALYSIS ........................................................... 6 CHAPTER 3: WRITING ABOUT FILM ................................................................................ 17 CHAPTER 4: NARRATIVE FORM ........................................................................................ 31 CHAPTER 5: MISE EN SCÈNE .............................................................................................. 42 CHAPTER 6: CINEMATOGRAPHY ...................................................................................... 56 CHAPTER 7: EDITING ............................................................................................................ 80 CHAPTER 8: SOUND................................................................................................................ 96 CHAPTER 9: ALTERNATIVES TO NARRATIVE FICTION FILM: DOCUMENTARY AND AVANT-GARDE FILMS ............................................................................................... 115 CHAPTER 10: FILM AND IDEOLOGY............................................................................... 130 CHAPTER 11: SOCIAL CONTEXT AND FILM STYLE .................................................. 149 CHAPTER 12: FILM STARDOM AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON .......................... 161 CHAPTER 13: GENRE ........................................................................................................... 169 CHAPTER 14: FILM AUTHORSHIP ................................................................................... 184 CHAPTER 15: CINEMA AS INDUSTRY: ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY .......... 197 TEST BANK Chapter 1 ................................................................................................................................... 212 Chapter 2 ................................................................................................................................... 216 Chapter 3 ................................................................................................................................... 225 Chapter 4 ................................................................................................................................... 235 Chapter 5 ................................................................................................................................... 243 Chapter 6 ................................................................................................................................... 252 Chapter 7 ................................................................................................................................... 266 Chapter 8 ................................................................................................................................... 277 Chapter 9 ................................................................................................................................... 286 Chapter 10 ................................................................................................................................. 294 Chapter 11 ................................................................................................................................. 301 Chapter 12 ................................................................................................................................. 308 Chapter 13 ................................................................................................................................. 315 Chapter 14 ................................................................................................................................. 323 Chapter 15 ................................................................................................................................. 330
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This manual is intended to enhance the pedagogical value of the third edition of Film: A Critical Introduction by emphasizing important topics and content covered in each chapter. It offers in-class exercises designed to help launch invigorating discussions, and out of class exercises designed to encourage students to think actively and critically as they read the material. Learning objectives, chapter overviews and detailed summaries from the textbook are combined with exercises in the manual and electronic resources (PowerPoint slides and sample test questions). Finally, two sample syllabi appear in the appendix to this manual. These syllabi are designed to illustrate the textbook’s flexibility and adaptability to a variety of approaches to introductory film courses. By no means are these options exhaustive. Instructors are encouraged to modify course materials as they see fit and should feel free to use alternative film titles at their discretion. Furthermore, instructors should realize that a rigorous and invigorating course designed around this textbook does not necessarily have to cover every chapter.
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Sample Syllabi Introduction to Film Office: Phone: Hours: e-mail: . Textbook: Film: A Critical Approach (3rd Ed.)by Maria Pramaggiore and Tom Wallis Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2012 Course description: This class will focus predominantly on teaching students to recognize and analyze the narrative, visual, and aural elements of film. The course will be structured so that each unit will focus specifically on one of five facets of the cinema. To illustrate the breadth of film’s expressive potential, the class will expose students to a variety of film styles (Classical Hollywood, realism, expressionism, short films, and documentaries) over the course of the semester and consider how external forces (economics, politics, culture, etc.) shape film aesthetics and reception. Student Learning Outcomes: This course is designed to help students: 1. Identify the narrative, visual, and aural elements of films. 2. Analyze how these elements can contribute to a film's overarching aesthetic and thematic concerns. 3. Identify the narrative, visual, and aural characteristics of Classical Hollywood cinema, documentaries, and avant-garde cinema. 4. Recognize alternatives to the Classical Hollywood aesthetic, including Art Cinema, Neorealism, and Third Cinema. 5. Begin conducting research in film studies by focusing specifically on how the historical circumstances of a film’s production shape its aesthetic sensibility. 6. Improve their writing skills. Course requirements: sequence analysis paper (4-6 pages)=15 pts. midterm exam =20 pts. film analysis (8-10 pages)=25 pts. film review (2-3 pages)=10 pts. final exam=25 pts. (open note, but not open book) participation=5 pts.
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